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, � � Orono City Council cc: Michael Gaffron, Planning Director City of Orono Greg Gappa, P.E., Director of Public Services2750 2750 Kelley Parkway Orono, MN 55356 , ..:f To Whom It May Concem: ,..,. CJR�� My property is 3468 Shoreline Drive, Orono, beige house/green shutters across from the Minnetonka Mud Coffee Shop. I am landlocked on three sides of my property with homes. The only access to my home is from Shoreline Drive, and that is up 17 steps. As a resuit of the widening of County Road 15/Shoreline Drive by Hennepin County several years ago, I do not have car access to my home. Parking was eliminated during the construction. I had just purchased the home and tried to source what it would cost to have a simple cement garage put in and it was approximately $10,000. I was naive and thought there was nothing I could do as the county was pressuring me to sign so they could proceed with construction. I had no access to my property for about three months during the construction. My neighbor aiiowed me co walk through their property. I had to park in the city municipal parking lot . During that time I was able to reach an agreement with the landlord, John Overson, who owns the property across the street to park there for $30.00 monthly. The reason I am contacting the city is, as of November 30, 2001, I cannot park there. Agreement was terminated last Saturday. I contacted the city to see who owned property next to Overson's and found it was owned by R. Edwards. He agreed to let me park on the grass next to Overson's. But, when he came to verify the space, found it was not his property. Talking to Mike Gaffron, he asked me to document the situation for the city council. We bantered about possible short term and long-term solutions. A city permit to park 24 hours in the municipal parking lot for short-term and contacting Hennepin County to see what can be done to"break into the hill" to allow for some type of parking. Obviously, that could not happen quickly. I have lived in the house for 16 years and also lived in the small white house next door until I was 12 years old. I remember the two houses that were in front of the current homes (weird Uncle Harry lived in one of them), the taxi cab stand that used to be there, the great marshmellow sundaes at Keveney's (that was when he was on the north side of the road), even when water was put on the properties. I am asking for your expertise and experience in similar situations to help me come up with a s"crt-term and f�r�-term soluti�s�� tc th�s problem. VVhat are the possible solutions, wi�o to contact, how can the city help? Would the accessability loan process be possible for funding? I anxiously look forward to communication from the council and the city. As of Friday, I will have no parking for my car. �'81 Cherakee Jeep, four-door, maroon, CK2-794, Sandra or Kim Holman). Sandra Holman 3468 Shoreline Drive Wayzata, MN 55391 952-471-7710 �